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| Stony Creek No. 5 F. & A.M. Mount Moriah The First Building Built Exclusively For Masonic Purposes in Michigan |
| Compliments - M.J. Smead" |
In 1847, the Stony Creek Masons took action to
build their own Temple. This they did at the summit
of Mt. Moriah, just west of the village of Stony
Creek, with the hills and valleys beyond forming a
panorama of rare beauty.
Two years after laying the cornerstone, on July 4,
1849, the dedication to the new building was
conducted in full Masonic honors and the first
building in the state of Michigan built solely for
Masonic purposes was complete.
Right in front and below was the inn kept by Joshua
B. Taylor within whose walls the pioneers of those
days were wont to gather and discuss the news of
the day. Just beyond was the house built by
Nathaniel Millerd, which served as the first Lodge
room for Stony Creek; while most perpendicularly
below flows the little stream from which Stony
Creek took its name.
build their own Temple. This they did at the summit
of Mt. Moriah, just west of the village of Stony
Creek, with the hills and valleys beyond forming a
panorama of rare beauty.
Two years after laying the cornerstone, on July 4,
1849, the dedication to the new building was
conducted in full Masonic honors and the first
building in the state of Michigan built solely for
Masonic purposes was complete.
Right in front and below was the inn kept by Joshua
B. Taylor within whose walls the pioneers of those
days were wont to gather and discuss the news of
the day. Just beyond was the house built by
Nathaniel Millerd, which served as the first Lodge
room for Stony Creek; while most perpendicularly
below flows the little stream from which Stony
Creek took its name.
The Temple itself was a modest frame structure, painted red, standing upon a foundation a few
feet high. The entrance was through a single door, in a deep stone foundation, and a visitor
found himself in a sort of cellar, from which a narrow stairway let to the Lodge room above.
The Temple was a conspicuous object for miles around. Meetings were held therein until 1853,
when the Lodge moved to Rochester.
The cornerstone of the original Temple was "rescued" some 70 years later by a committee a
cemetery near the former site of the Temple in 1929.
feet high. The entrance was through a single door, in a deep stone foundation, and a visitor
found himself in a sort of cellar, from which a narrow stairway let to the Lodge room above.
The Temple was a conspicuous object for miles around. Meetings were held therein until 1853,
when the Lodge moved to Rochester.
The cornerstone of the original Temple was "rescued" some 70 years later by a committee a
cemetery near the former site of the Temple in 1929.
This memorial plus the headstone bearing the traditional Square and Compass emblem in
memory of Daniel B. Taylor, the courages and faithful Tyler who died August 13, 1874, are the
major outward signs still extant of Stony Creek Lodge.
memory of Daniel B. Taylor, the courages and faithful Tyler who died August 13, 1874, are the
major outward signs still extant of Stony Creek Lodge.
